Research

Winter traffic stress on a Transition Zone bentgrass green

February 22, 2017 By Winston Nickles Mirmow, Haibo Liu, Ph.D., Bert McCarty, Ph.D. and James Rieck, Ph.D.

Many factors affect the durability of turfgrass under traffic stress, including the turfgrass species and cultivar, timing and type of traffic, root zone composition and construction type, soil moisture levels, recovery time and maintenance regiments. A 2008 study noted that ...

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Resisting the little green invaders

January 30, 2017 By Jim Brosnan, Ph.D.

What do superintendents, farmers and weekend gardeners have in common? For one, they all share a strong dislike of weeds. Whether you’re a professional or amateur, nothing can ruin your day like a weed. Worse yet, no matter how you ...

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Predicting emergence patterns for timing control programs

January 23, 2017 By Patrick McCullough, Ph.D.

Seedheads reduce the aesthetics and quality of golf course turfgrass. TifGrand bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. x C. transvaalensis Burtt Davy) and Sea Isle 1 seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.) are popular selections for golf course fairways, tees and roughs. ...

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Data that forecasts ET is now at your fingertips

January 11, 2017 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Wouldn’t it be nice to know the forecast ET (evapotranspiration) when making decisions about irrigation? And wouldn’t it be even better if that information were available for free and at your fingertips? The forecast reference ET (FRET) is available nationwide ...

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Dr. basidiomycetes or: How I learned to stop fairy ring

December 1, 2016 By Mike Fidanza, Ph.D.

Fairy ring symptoms observed on greens, tees, fairways and roughs are not caused by magical faeries, but we have to blame someone or something for the destructive nature of this disease complex (Figure 1). Figure 1: Classic example of fairy ...

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Turf Toughie: The newest essential trace element

November 22, 2016 By Curt Harler

Micronutrients have been essential to turf growth since before man first picked up a golf club. However, agronomists are only catching on to their vital role bit by bit. So…which is the newest element added to the list of essential ...

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